Yes it does, very much so. Actually, I do have the Sygate Firewall running and XP repeated says I don't have a firewall, so I go to the box that I can check the place to say that I have a firewall running and I'll monitor it myself. Then a day later, the box will pop up and say that I don't have a firewall running. Even if I let the XP firewall run at the same time as Sygate, in a day or two a box will pop up saying that I don't have a firewall running. Well, I've changed the registry setting from 0 to a 1 now, I'll see if it lets me alone for a while. Isn't it interesting how we talk about the computer sometimes as if it's a living creature, even though we know it's nothing but ones and zeros. John Durham wrote: >If I read Scott's reply correctly, the system is reminding you of the >threat posed by not having a firewall operating. Doesn't that make >sense to you? > >DonBieber@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > >>I am deleting it "only" because Spybot is finding it and labeling it a >>security threat. If it isn't, I'm sure there is a way in the advanced >>mode to not have Spybot "find" it all the time on my machine. >> >> >> >> >> >>>Why are you deleting it? Do you think there's something wrong with it? >>>A value of 0 means that the security center pesters you if the >>>firewall is turned off. You may want this set to 1 if security center >>>does not recognize the firewall that you use. >>> >>>--- >>>avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. >>>Virus Database (VPS): 0530-3, 07/29/2005 >>>Tested on: 7/30/2005 12:38:55 AM >>>avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2005 ALWIL Software. >>>http://www.avast.com >>> >>> >>> --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0530-3, 07/29/2005 Tested on: 7/30/2005 9:51:24 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2005 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com -- -------list-services-below----------- Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Latest news live feeds at http://modecideas.com/indexhomenews.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.